cover image: Emaciated child, Nigeria, ca. 1930

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Emaciated child, Nigeria, ca. 1930

Black and white lantern slide showing an emaciated small child in southeast Nigeria, possibly cared for by the Methodist Missionary Society hospital in Ama Achara, modern Abia state, southeast Nigeria. The child is held in the arms of a European missionary.
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Authors

Emily Godfrey

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-78008
Date published
1925/1935
Dates
1925/1935
Format
Lantern slides
Pages
lantern slides 8.2 x 8.2cm
Place Discussed
Abia Africa Nigeria Umuahia medical facilities: Methodist Hospital, Ama Achara
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Nigeria
Reference
IMP-CSCNWW20-1-9-1.tif
Rights
Centre for the Study of World Christianity Contact the repository for details. The University of Edinburgh School of Divinity, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh EH1 2LX, United Kingdom divinity-CSWC@ed.ac.uk http://www.cswc.div.ed.ac.uk/collections/
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/c7d8d46985ec39a3dc71a67ee41c4449

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